Healthy Living Granola

ChiefCook&BottleWasher's Note:

This recipe makes a Great, Healthy, Attractive Gift when you place in a canning jar and tie with a ribbon. You may have to make 2 batches though because you just have to gift yourself too!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 20

Yield: 2.0 quarts

• 5 cups old fashioned oats
• ½ cup almonds
• ½ cup pecans
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄3; cup unsalted pepitas (pumpkins seeds)
• 1⁄3; cup unsalted sunflower seeds
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• ½ cup hot water
• ¼ cup of virgin coconut oil
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ½ cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 275 F.
2. Combine Oats, Almonds, Pecans, Brown Sugar, Pepitas and Sunflower Seeds in a large bowl.
3. Combine Syrup, water and coconut oil in a medium bowl.
4. Pour Syrup mixture over the Oat mixture.
5. Stir until well combined.
6. Spread the mixture into a large roasting pan.
7. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring twice during baking.
8. Remove from the oven, stir in the Cranberries and the Raisins.
9. Let cool completely before storing.

Reviews

[mersaydees]

This was so easy to make and incredibly delicious. I substitued cashews for the pecans because I was out of them. I agree that this makes a great gift. Thanks, ChiefCook&BottleWasher! Made for Bargain Basement Tag Game.